Malaysia's anti-corruption commission seizes over $65M

It proves that the law enforcement carried out by the commission has been effective and the MACC is not only investigating but also restoring the rights of the people who have been betrayed, said MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki.

He said the investigation and recovery of assets carried out by the MACC was not an easy matter and required diligence, wisdom, cooperation and collaboration from other countries as well as the involvement of the media to provide balanced, informative and confidence-providing coverage to the people.

In the first quarter of this year, MACC recorded the largest asset seizure value of 177 million ringgit involving cash and gold bars related to the investigation against former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Azam noted.

Azam said the commission will continue to strengthen its focus on large-scale, high-profile and public-interest corruption cases. He said MACC investigations were always conducted with independent, transparent and professional principles based on the law and without any political interference.

He said this was to ensure that every sen (a hundredth of a ringgit) resulting from corrupt and irregular practices could be returned to the people.